Clown dead, what disease is this?

[rojees]

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Spots disappearing is typical of ich, part of its life cycle involves falling off to reproduce. It comes back in greater numbers. This is seen in many parasites.

Well noted!!

is it common to see this after 6 weeks in the tank? Whether it’s ich or brook or whatever it may be

 

[dedragon]

they can show up at any time, they are always there they just might not have been visible to the naked eye unless you qt and go fallow. Then when the fish get stressed a little the parasite can attack in numbers

 

[rojees]

external parasites will drop off the host every few days to reproduce and then you get more of them later on. Also if you dont go fallow it will still be in the tank and can attack any future fish you put into the tank

I will try to get the qt tank tmr….

but I won’t be able to get bottled Bacteria fast enough to cycle the qt tank, and if the main tank is now contaminated, meaning I can’t just use a piece of rock or filter sponge from it ?

 

[Sharkbait19]

Typical fallow for brook and velvet is 6 weeks. Ich can last 45 days, but has frequently been seen up to 76-90 days, hence that is still the recommended fallow period.

 

[dedragon]

yes you can use a filter sponge, just dispose of it after as it will hold the copper

 

[Sharkbait19]

I will try to get the qt tank tmr….

but I won’t be able to get bottled Bacteria fast enough to cycle the qt tank, and if the main tank is now contaminated, meaning I can’t just use a piece of rock or filter sponge from it ?

A qt does not need to be cycled as long as you stay on top of water changes and params. Media from the dt could technically be used in this case though, as you will be treating for the parasite anyway.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Can anyone tell me what disease this is?

One of my clowns has died, the other clownprob will follow suit unfortunately. Both got sick 2-3 days ago, they were fine prior to that. No new fish added to tank and params seem fine.

Please let me know what you guys think this is.

The swimming clownfish has ich, however, the number of spots do not indicate a severe infection, not yet anyway. Did the clown that died have many more spots on it? If not, you could be dealing with a dual infection - ich plus something else (probably Amyloodinium). The treatment for both of those issues would be copper in a treatment tank (no invertebrates).

Jay

 

[rojees]

Yes the dead clown had more spots on it.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Yes the dead clown had more spots on it.

Did the other clown take on a fuzzy appearance, or was it more isolated spots?

 

[rojees]

I hope this picture shows it a little more clearly. This is dead clown btw.

Initially it seemed like small bumps on his body then it became white-ish then little fuzzy, as you describe it. Then just like the previous pics, white dots over it.

 

[rojees]

The still frame at the end of the video shows distinct white spots on the fins and body of the surviving clown indicating crypo/ich or velvet. Both are best treated in a QT using copper power or copper safe. At a concentration of 2.5 ppm.

You should get the copper to 2.5 asap. Immediately dose half and 4 hours later the second half. Copper is not effective until the full dose is administered and you don't have time to do it gradually.

follow the quarantine protocol explained in the sticky.

I have cupramine, and the therapeutic level for it is 0.5 mg/L. On the bottle, it says "use 20 drops (1 mL) per 40 L (10.5 US gallons) the first day, wait 48 hours, then repeat"

In my case, what would the timeframe be?

 

[LeftyReefer]

I have cupramine, and the therapeutic level for it is 0.5 mg/L. On the bottle, it says "use 20 drops (1 mL) per 40 L (10.5 US gallons) the first day, wait 48 hours, then repeat"

In my case, what would the timeframe be?

You've already lost one clown. I'd dose it up to full therapeutic levels ASAP.

 

[rojees]

Got it, will do.

Thanks for this!